A solar company wants to lay a cable under my land

While an Option might sound like a pretty harmless document to sign, it will have long-lasting consequences for your land and the future, advises rural solicitor Karen Walsh.

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Dear Karen,

I have been asked to sign an Option Document so that a solar developer can lay a cable underneath my lands in respect of a solar farm.

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